Tag: 2025

Igbo Apprenticeship (Igba Boi) Scheme and Entrepreneurial Orientation in Anambra State Nigeria

Callistus Tabansi Okeke — Department of Economics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria, Clement I. Ezeanyaeji — Department of Economics, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Campus, Anambra State, Chibuike R. Oguanobi — Department of Economics, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Campus, Anambra State | ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)

Anticipation of a promising future for the apprentices and quasi-success guarantee of Igbo apprenticeship (Igba Boi) scheme has placed it at the crest of entrepreneurial incubators. The study examined the relationship between the Igbo apprenticeship scheme and entrepreneurial orientation in …

The Capital of AI, Big Data, and Internet of Things (IoT): Promoting Igbo Cultural Heritage and Economic Development through ICT Management

Chimezie Ann Okereafor — Task Systems Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria | ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)

The convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, and the Internet of Things (IoT) presents transformative opportunities in ICT management, enabling smarter workflows, predictive analytics, and resource optimization. AI enhances decision-making and automates processes, Big Data generates actionable insights, and …

The Role of Security on Economic Growth and Development in Nigeria

Obinna Chukwudi Okereafor — Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Abuja | ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)

Insecurity over the years has been a source of concern for keen observers of the Nation’s security situation. Innovation, entrepreneurship and economic development cannot be fostered in an unstable nation with insecurity bursting at the seams. Of recent, the security …

Issues Relating to Money Lending: A Study of Ọfọ na Ogu; A Nollywood Play

Juliet Ifunanya Okeyika — Department of Igbo, African and Communication Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State | ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)

This study advances on examining some issues related to money lending as portrayed through the plot of a Nigerian Igbo play. Films are reflections of personal creative vision of a director. The problems of money could necessitate the quest for …

Navigating Constraints: Mobility, Agency, and Possibility in Nwaubani’s I Do Not Come to You by Chance

Mary J. N. Okolie — Department of English and Literary Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria | ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani’s I Do Not Come to You by Chance explores the interplay between mobility, agency, and possibility within contemporary Nigeria’s socio-economic challenges. This paper expands the concept of mobility beyond physical movement, incorporating economic and social transitions that …

Reclaiming Igbo Cultural Heritage: Leveraging Traditional Practices to Address Gender Inequality in Enugwu-Ukwu, Anambra State

Onyinyechi Priscilla C. Wariboko — Department of Religious and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria | ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)

While considerable progress has been made in the quest for gender parity in Igboland, some issues of concern have remained recalcitrant and traced to the assumed sacrosanctity of culture. Igbo women therefore, continue to face significant challenges, including domestic violence, …